USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the agency is taking steps to fight the high cost of fertilizer for American farmers. The USDA is making $500 million in grants available to increase American-made fertilizer production to spur competition and combat those...
Fall is here with Thanksgiving around the corner, and that means turkey and pumpkin pie are on everybody?s menus. However, you might have to stretch your budget a little higher this year. As you plan your holiday meal, American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Brent...
Cropwise is a new digital platform from Syngenta that is being introduced to the United States market after previously being used in other international markets.Joe Ben Bogle, digital ag marketing lead with Syngenta, says that Cropwise is a digital hub that allows...
The weather continues to look favorable for planting season in South America. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather patterns for Brazil and Argentina.McBride also provided an update on planting progress in Brazil.With their...
Autonomous (adj): "denoting or performed by a device capable of operating without direct human control."The machines we use are becoming more and more independent of our control. Many people wonder if it is a good thing or not. It?s the age-old question of computer...
The Biden administration Monday announced two new Department of Agriculture efforts to support fair and competitive meat and poultry markets. The efforts include publishing the proposed Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Rules Under the Packers and Stockyards...
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently submitted comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership. Cheyenne McEndaffer, USMEF senior director of export services, said the USMEF highlighted...
Business has more than doubled for the Wyffels Hybrids company in the past five years. That growth was on display firsthand for the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network as we toured the seed production facility last week.The IARN visited the Wyffels Hybrids seed production...
A project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory led by Travis Mulliniks, Nebraska Extension range cattle nutritionist, found that, with small amounts of supplements, there was an increase in reproductive performance in beef...
It seems that wonders will never cease. We look at smart sprayers, auto steer, and drone technology that prescribes for our acres. However, the bar for technology gets raised once again, as researchers at the University of Idaho are working with a Kirkland, WA-based...
